Question

"Sure they had a teacher, but it wasn't a regular teacher. It was a ma
(1) Who does they' refer to?
(11) What does 'regular' mean here?
(ili) What is it contrasted with?
(ch-1 from beehive)
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Answer 1

children in the old times when they used to use books to study and teachers used to teach

regular here means robotic teacher

it is contrasted with modern times when they studied using technology

Answer 2

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A》They refers to the students who studies in the old kind of schools centuries before the time the story is set in.

B》Here, 'regular' refers to the mechanical teachers that Tommy and Margie had. According to author, centuries later this would be the norm.

C》The mechanical teacher is contrasted with the teacher of the earlier times, who was a human being.